Author Archives: Joe_Williams

What Are Words For?

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Joe_Williams

A simple question from my wife led me to discover just how much progress I’d made on Teenage Beast. It turns out I’ve been so focused on telling the story that I forgot to keep score. Continue reading →

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Caturday

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Joe_Williams

Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia. Continue reading →

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A Face in the Crowd

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’m about 70 pages into the first draft of my Teenage Beast story. I envision it as a comic, but I am writing it out as a full prose story because that is simply the way it wants to come … Continue reading →

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The $17 Time Machine

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Joe_Williams

For $17 I bought a genuine time machine: a 1978 high school yearbook.
Perfect reference for the story I’m writing—real 70s hair, clothes, awkward expressions, and gloriously weird homecoming floats, including one based on Logan’s Run and another celebrating Star Wars.
Pure nostalgia gold. Continue reading →

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Caturday

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Joe_Williams

Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading →

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If They Ask Me, I Would Write a Book…

Posted on June 24, 2026 by Joe_Williams

Well, nobody asked me, but I’m writing anyway. It may become a book. It may be an illustrated story. It might even end up as a comic. Whatever form it takes, I’ve made a habit of throwing words down on … Continue reading →

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Caturday

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Joe_Williams

Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading →

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Caturday

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Joe_Williams

Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading →

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Visual Metaphor – From Focused Leader to Future CEO

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Joe_Williams

This is another in a series of visual metaphors that I create as a learning tool for executive coaches Continue reading →

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